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Jason Kottke

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After seeing several photos my (English-speaking, non-deaf) friends have taken of their TV screens over the past week, I'm realizing that many of you watch TV with closed captions (or subtitles) on?! Is this a thing? And if so, why?

The reason I ask is that captions/subtitles are super distracting for me…it basically turns TV/movie viewing into reading a book. I pay so much attention to captions that I miss everything else. Makes appreciating the visual aspect of foreign films tough.

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I’m so glad I asked about this…lots of interesting replies so far. I might try watching some shows w/ captions on, to see if I can adjust to it…

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